The total flood prone area in India is
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The major flood prone regions in India are Punjab, Haryana, most of the Gangetic plains, including Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar and West Bengal, the Brahmaputra valley, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, and southern Gujarat.
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More than 4 crore hectares of land in India are susceptible to flooding. Four regions can be identified within this area: the Brahmaputra, Ganga, North West, and Central India and Deccan.
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- According to FEMA, a floodplain or flood-prone region is any land that could be inundated by water from any source during a 100-year flood, including FHADs with tributary areas that are 130 acres or larger
- Floods are described as an overabundance of water spilling over ordinarily dry ground.
- There are numerous various explanations for this, including both natural and artificial ones.
- Floods can be extremely destructive, resulting in a significant loss of life and property, regardless of their origin.
- India has much less land than other countries, but when it does flood, it may be very devastating.
- India is one of the nations in the world that is most vulnerable to natural disasters.
- In India, 68 percent of the area is subject to drought. Its earthquake risk is 60 percent of its area.
- Floods can occur on 12.5% of the land. A further 8% is vulnerable to cyclones.
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